Posts Tagged ‘science literacy’

I would like you to follow my lead and use Twitter to increase science literacy. For the past two weeks, and at least once per day, I have been posting a Tweet that explains a climate science concept. It is harder to do than you think given the 140 character limit. In those cases I post a few in a row to hammer home the concept. A few of these Tweets appear below but you can see all of my Tweets at https://twitter.com/AGW_Prof.

The idea to use Twitter for climate literacy came from the CLEAN (Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network) mailing list. Here are some others put forward by CLEAN colleagues:

Petroleum we burn pollutes the air and engulfs Earth in heat trapping CO2 disrupting climate. Let’s use sustainable energy instead.

Forests we decimated could have been absorbing excess heat trapping CO2 that disrupts Earth’s climates. Let’s help forests flourish.

I can’t tell you the temperature two weeks from Tuesday, but I can predict its average over the next 5 summers. Ask me to prove it.

Scientists certain burning fossil fuels is heating planet; there are alternatives to carbon fuels but not food & water: be climate smart.

Almost all human contribution to climate change is tied to energy. We need to use far less energy and we can do so in ways that improve quality of life.

Earth’s atmosphere, including its composition of gasses and clouds, acts as a radiative blanket that controls the surface temperature.

Rapid climate change is caused by too much greenhouse gas. We’re causing it. The effects are everywhere. We have the power to change.